Garter



W. H. SMITH.

GARTER.

APPLICATION FILED ms, 18. 1921.

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WILLIAM E. SMITH, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

GARTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 18, 1921. Serial No. 446,007.

To all whom, it may concern. 7 7 Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SMITH, acitizen of the United States,'residing at New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new structed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2, a view showing the device as in use.

This invention relates to improvements in garters, and particularly ingarters for mens use, the object of the invention being a simpleconstruction which can be made at a very low cost of manufacture andwhich will be as effective as those more expensive, and the inventionconsists in the construction as hereinafter described andparticularlyrecited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ an elastic cord 5, to one end ofwhich'I attach a hose-supporting clasp 6 of any approved construction.The opposite end of the cord is formed with a loop 7 Upon the cord,between its ends, is a button 8, through the eyes of which the cord ispassed, so that the button has a firm bite upon the cord but may bereadily adjusted thereon. In use,.

the clasp 6 is connected with the top of the stocking inthe usual way,the cord passed around'the leg and the loop end a folded around'thecord, between the clasp and the button, and the loop-end returned andthe loop engaged with the button, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.The button may be adjusted to adapt the deviceforthewearer, and may beadJusted asoccasion may require to take up for stretching. The devicemay Patented May 31, 1921 be produced at very low cost for manufactureand is effective in use.

I claim: 7

'1. A garter comprising an elastic cord formed with a loop atone end andprovided wlth a hose-supporting clasp at the opposite end, and fabutton'mounted 0n the cord between its ends.

WILLIAM H. SMITH.

Witnesses:

FREDERIG C. EARLE,

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